To reproduce: Add a RadCommandBar, add some rows, strips and buttons. Apply any of the following themes: Office2010Black, Office2010Blue or VisualStudio2012Light . You will notice that the whole RadCommandBar has no theming. Workaround: Download the theme files below and apply them as follows: ThemeResolutionService.LoadPackageFile(@"themPath/theme.tssp"); ThemeResolutionService.ApplicationThemeName = "VisualStudio2012Light";